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April is the busiest month for air travel

For anyone whose customers arrive by air, traffic through one Gulf Coast airport is a strong indicator that business is rebounding.

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  • June 8, 2011
Lee County tax roll down again

The 5.3% drop is the fourth year in a row for lower taxable values.

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  • June 8, 2011
Florida execs expect growth

Almost all statewide executives expect business to grow soon.

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  • June 8, 2011
Sarasota distressed sales persist

So far this year, 52% of residential properties sold were distressed sales.

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Odyssey could raise $16M

The Tampa-based ocean exploration firm will issue 4 million shares of stock.

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  • June 8, 2011
Yippy issues stock dividend

The Fort Myers-based tech firm is thanking shareholders for their loyalty.

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  • June 8, 2011
Happy people spend more money

Gulf Coast business owners and executives who have struggled to survive the recession might get sore from the multiple eye rolls to come out of the latest academic study on the economy.

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  • June 7, 2011
Florida's mortgage debt: $723B

Nearly half of Florida mortgage borrowers owe more than their home's worth.

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  • June 7, 2011
Tapia named St. Leo chairman

New chairman of the board donated $4 million to St. Leo University in 2010.

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  • June 7, 2011
Wood opens Naples realty school

John R. Wood Realtors opened a residential real estate school in Naples.

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  • June 7, 2011
State's top schools job draws crowd

Three Gulf Coast-based education professionals recently applied for an unlikely promotion to the job of Florida Education Commissioner.

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  • June 6, 2011
CEC Motor moves to Manatee

The manufacturer plans to hire 36 employees over the next five years.

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  • June 6, 2011
Hudson leads Stearns Florida

Tramm Hudson named Florida president for Minnesota-based Stearns Bank.

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Foreclosure picture still stark

Florida's foreclosure rate rose 1.5 percentage points over the year in March.

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Roper buys Northern Digital

The Sarasota firm bought the Canadian company for roughly $200 million.

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